8/11/07 Just checked my 4 tbh's "SLOW" is the word I would use also. There is absolutely no surplus honey. They'll have enough to over winter on I'm sure. One...
Hi Kristen 8/11/07 Just checked my 4 tbh's "SLOW" is the word I would use also. There is absolutely no surplus honey. They'll have enough to over winter on I'm...
Some of the hives we started from swarms this year are moving along rather slowly. I have 3-4 that don't look like they'll have enough honey for winter. Some...
Replying to my own mwssage , the $9.99 router burned out after 5 minutes. I'm 70 years old & should have learned by now that you get what you pay for. But some...
Hi Jac,You could wait till mid Oct , the ones with enough bees, could be fed, fed all winter if necessary. I combine by throwing them all together, brood than...
Hi Dave I think part of the problem is that the best flows are in the spring and if their not rocking then they have a harder time producing comb needed to...
Hi there- So as mentioned in the previous note, my two top bars have about 11 bars each right now (one had started drawing out a 12th comb, just barely). Both...
Kristin, When you say 12 bars is considered sufficient, do you mean 12 bars of honeycomb or mixed comb? I am still a little unclear as to how to assess winter...
Hi Gerry, If I am understanding correctly, as long as there are 12 drawn bars, you're OK. I'm also a cold climate, zone 4, first frost by mid- september and no...
I just did an inspection of my hives and found ants in one hive opening sealed honey stores in the brood nest. Two bars seamed to be most affected. They were...
Last week I inspected my hives and found two uncapped queen cells with larva in them in one of the hives. This was a new hive from local package bees installed...
Ants can be a real pain, especially when feeding sugar water. My bees were very unhappy with an infestation. I tried putting the hive supports (I use concrete...
Thanks for taking the time to reply, Kristin. It will be interesting to see if others weigh in. I am interested in as many takes on this as possible. I'm a...
Thanks,Carolyn. I'd seen that picture you refer to but couldn't quite figure it out. I tried your method and coated the pipe with clean motor oil. Is that...
I would use 3-in-one oil or a light machine oil...less toxic. While you are feeding sugar water , check the oil every day or so. When not introducing sugar...
... motor oil. Is that more or less what you had in mind? How long will the oil coating remain effective? I guess I'll just wait and see how this works. I...
Thanks for the suggestions, Bill. I especially like your idea about "tanglefoot", but is it as effective with ants as it is with other insects? I'll probably...
... BillSF9c ... with ants as it is with other insects? I'll probably try grease if the little buggers start crossing the oil barrier unless the tanglefoot...
Tanglefoot is very messy and sticks to everything. a few drops of light machine oil works fine. Carolyn ... Carolyn Chaney cchaney@... ... [Non-text...
I just posted photos of Buckwheat for anyone interested. It was planted 7-2-07 - photos taken 8-22-07 - at about 7 weeks. Planted in butcher pig pen - not more...
Hello all, I've just joined tophive as almost a complete newbie... I do not have any bees yet but plan to start out with two top bar hives in the spring. My...
... have any bees yet but plan to start out with two top bar hives in the spring. My partner will be constructing our hives in a few weeks. I am committed to...
Ethnography is a research method often associated with anthropology but is also popular in sociology. The researcher becomes a participant observer in a social...
I read where you could use cinnamon arround/in(?) the hives to deter ants. I had ants on my kitchen counter this spring and I sprinkled just a little cinnamon...
I read where you could use cinnamon arround/in(?) the hives to deter ants. I had ants on my kitchen counter this spring and I sprinkled just a little cinnamon...
Sure, try it. But it takes vigilance and repeated applications. It didn't work very well for me. Carolyn ... Carolyn Chaney cchaney@... ... [Non-text...
Hi I have a couple week hives and wonder if anyone has some strong hives, that I can buy a frames worth of brood off of? (I have wire and wooden frames) thanks...
... Dave, Don't get frustrated yet. What size bars are you using and how deep is your hive? If the volume is too large they will build a natural nest and store...
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